• DUP MP for Belfast East
• DUP MLA for Belfast East
• Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
• Majority: 5,877 votes. — 293rd out of 630 MPs.
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How Peter Robinson voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Northern Ireland, Defence, Treasury, Transport, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Warm Homes Scheme, Assets Recovery Agency, Child Support Agency, Prisons

(based on written questions asked by Peter Robinson and answered by departments)

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Development of Maze Site (17 Nov 2008)

“That is a depressing outlook, especially from a Member who represents the area in which the Maze site is located. He suggests that the people of Lagan Valley cannot support a major regional development in their area without the inclusion of a soccer, Gaelic and rugby stadium. Some people would see that as a loss-leader, but regardless of whether the stadium is built, there is the opportunity...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Inward Investment: Job Creation (17 Nov 2008)

“The Programme for Government sets out the Executive’s ambitious target to secure inward investment commitments, promising over 6,500 new jobs by 2011. The corresponding 2008-09 target is to secure inward investment commitments offering 2,200 new jobs. Every inward investment project has a long lead-in time of between 18 and 24 months, during which time initial visits are made, investors...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Inward Investment: Job Creation (17 Nov 2008)

“I will be happy to ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to provide the Member with those exact figures. We are well on target to achieve the objectives that we set out in the public service agreement; we said that we would achieve 70% or 75% within a 10-mile radius of the areas of deprivation. Statistics show that we have done better than that to date. However, I will supply...”

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 41% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Robinson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 160 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £524 (565th). Rail £1,366 (392nd). Air £14,157 (13th). Other £118 (52nd).